Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · CHAPTER 157. ENFORCEMENT
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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.161 (2026)

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Sec. 157.161. RECORD. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a record of the hearing in a motion for enforcement shall be made by a court reporter or as provided by Chapter 201.

(b) A record is not required if:

(1) the parties agree to an order; or

(2) the motion does not request incarceration and the parties waive the requirement of a record at the time of hearing, either in writing or in open court, and the court approves waiver.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2009–2020 · leading case: in Re Anthony Sheridan (Tex. App. 2014).
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in Re Anthony Sheridan (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code § 157.161(a), (b).3 Here, although the parties ultimately agreed to an order, they did not do so until after the district court had taken evidence on and denied Sheridan’s request for a determination of indigence and a court-appointed attorney and recessed the…”
in the Interest of J.L., E.M., & D.M., Jr., Child. (Tex. App. 2020). “) (applying Texas Family Code Section 157.161, which requires a record of an enforcement action hearing except in certain cases, to grant mandamus relief from a contempt order when no reporter’s record had been made of the contempt hearing, and recognizing that Section 201.”
in Re Ramiro R. Garza, Jr. (Tex. App. 2014). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 157.161(a), (b). According to the recitations in the trial court’s order, the parties agreed to an order within the meaning of section 157.”
in Re Benancio Valle Puente Jr (Tex. App. 2014). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 157.161(a), (b). According to the recitations in the trial court’s order, the parties agreed to an order within the meaning of section 157.”
in Re: Jose T. Coronado (Tex. App. 2009). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 157.161 (a),(b)(1) (Vernon 2008) (providing that a record of the hearing in a motion for enforcement shall be made, but is not required if the parties agree to an order).”
Tex. Fam. Code § 157.161(a): 3 cases
in Re Anthony Sheridan (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex. Fam. Code § 157.161(a), (b).3 Here, although the parties ultimately agreed to an order, they did not do so until after the district court had taken evidence on and denied Sheridan’s request for a determination of indigence and a court-appointed attorney and recessed the…”
in Re Ramiro R. Garza, Jr. (Tex. App. 2014). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 157.161(a), (b). According to the recitations in the trial court’s order, the parties agreed to an order within the meaning of section 157.”
in Re Benancio Valle Puente Jr (Tex. App. 2014). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 157.161(a), (b). According to the recitations in the trial court’s order, the parties agreed to an order within the meaning of section 157.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 157.161(a)(b): 1 case
in Re Anthony Sheridan (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex. Fam. Code § 157.161(a), (b).3 Here, although the parties ultimately agreed to an order, they did not do so until after the district court had taken evidence on and denied Sheridan’s request for a determination of indigence and a court-appointed attorney and recessed the…”
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